Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business
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Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business
Corporate responsibility in ((re)insurance business ) April 2014 Astrid Zwick, Zwick Head of Corporate Responsibility Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 1 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Overview Munich Re’s international cooperation – A strong commitment towards corporate responsibility Examples UNEP FI Munich Re has signed the climate declaration of the UNEP FI and is active member of the UNEP FI Climate Change Working Group. since 1999 Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Munich Re has actively developed and signed the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as first German company in April 2006. since 2006 UN Global Compact since 2007 Munich Re is member of the UN Global Compact since August 2007. The ten principles of Global Compact are a guidance for action in our business and set the basis for our Corporate Responsibility activities. Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) since 2012 Involvement since 2007, first holding the chair in the UNEP FI – PSI Team, now active as member of the PSI Board, as well as founding signatory since June 2012. Aim: to anchor ESG criteria into core business along the value chain. Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 2 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Overview The core principles of Munich Re include our responsible approach and are detailed in our CR Strategy Corporate responsibility (CR) Core principles and goals Core principles CR is an integral part of our corporate strategy and relevant for all business areas and operations: We actively incorporate ecological, social and ethical aspects in our insurance business and asset management. Core principles We pursue active environmental management at our locations and aim to achieve climate neutrality. Munich Re fulfils its responsibility as a member of society (corporate citizen) through involvement in issues closely related to its core business and, at its locations, in social and cultural areas. Goals Action fields Goals We contribute to ... … an increase in reputation and attractiveness for all stakeholders; … potential early identification of business risks and opportunities; … educated decisions on global risks and problems; … a strengthening of Munich Re’s share price. Overall KPI: Inclusion in major sustainability indices and scoring among the top 50% Controlling Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 3 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Overview Five action fields in one Group-wide CR programme Enabling Framework 1 3 2 3 5 4 Corporate Responsibility in B i Business Environmental Management S t System Corporate Citizenship Reporting & Communication Corporate responsibility strategy Integration of corporate responsibility issues into (re) insurance business (PSI2) Global CO2 neutrality Donations Annual update of corporate responsibility portal Compliance p to UN Global Compact1 2 Core activities Strategy & Governance Corporate responsibility governance 1 Enabling Framework Integration of corporate t responsibility issues into asset management g 3 (PRI ) Corporate Volunteering Global Environmental Foundations Management Impact System policy Assessment and management UNGC = United Nations Global Compact (adopted by Munich Re in 2007). PSI = UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (signed by Munich Re in 2012). PRI = UN Principles for Responsible Investment (signed by Munich Re in 2006). Global corporate responsibility reporting Position in major SRI ratings Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 4 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Overview The Corporate Responsibility department is a central function at Munich Re Structure CEO Group Communications Corporate Strategy Group Audit Economic Research Group Development Corporate Responsibility Group HR Group Compliance Corporate Office "Guideline competency" Business units implement strategy at local level with CR departments/coordinators, environmental managers, etc. CR is a central function located in Group Development which directly reports to the CEO CR triggers, triggers monitors, monitors controls, controls enables and manages Group-wide CR-related tasks New Group Corporate Responsibility Committee (GCRC) as panel to monitor CR strategy and as Group Task Force for sensitive business issues Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 5 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Overview Sustainable development as special focal point in the variable remuneration based on multi-year performance Structure of the remuneration system for the Board of Management 70 % Multi year Multi-year performance 70 Variable remuneration 30 Annual performance Basic remuneration 30 (plus remuneration in kind / fringe benefits) Basic and variable remuneration thereof Source: Annual Report 2013, pages 46 ff. Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 6 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Overview Corporate responsibility goals are part of the threeyear performance of all Board Members Three-years CR objectives of Board Members Group environmental management objectives 2012–2014 Group Corporate Responsibility in business objectives 2012–2014 Standards to purchase Group-wide CO2 certificates Inclusion in major SRI ratings CO2 emission i i reduction d ti off 10 % per employee by 2015 Environmental management system covering at least 75% of all employees by 2014 Development and implementation of i t integration ti off ESG1 aspects t in i core b business i Fulfillment of the CR commitments (UN Global Compact, PRI, PSI) The objectives are broken down into: Munich Re business fields and central divisions 1 ESG = Environmental social and governance. Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 7 Corporate responsibility in business Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) – A voluntary and aspirational global framework for the insurance industry Principles for Sustainable Insurance 1. Embed ESG in decision-making along the value chain Principle 4 2. Workk together business 2 W t th with ith clients li t and db i partners to raise awareness, reduce risk and develop solutions R Reporting i Principle 3 Society 3 Engage with governments 3. governments, regulators and other key stakeholders 4. Demonstrate accountability and transparency Principle 2 Insurance industry value chain Principle 1 Business principles, strategies and operations ti Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 8 Corporate responsibility in business Growth in PSI membership (June 2012 to March 2014) Gross premiums written Gross premiums written About USD 500 billion or 10% of 2011 world premium volume About USD 660 billion or 15% of 2012 world premium volume Total assets under management Total assets under management About USD 5 trillion About USD 8 trillion Jun-12 Mar-14 68 42 34 27 26 7 PSI signatory companies PSI supporting institutions PSI membership (signatories + supporters) Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 9 Corporate responsibility in business PSI membership by country of domicile PSI signatory company PSI supporting institution Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 10 Corporate responsibility in business PSI signatory companies (country of domicile) Signatories after PSI launch in June 2012 Founding signatories 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Achmea (Netherlands) AEGON (Netherlands) Aviva (United Kingdom) AXA (France) Bradesco Seguros (Brazil) Delta Lloyd (Netherlands) ING (Netherlands) Insurance Australia Group ((Australia)) 9. Interamerican Hellenic Insurance Group (Greece) 10. Itau Seguros (Brazil) 11. La Banque Postale (France) 12. MAPFRE (Spain) 13. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (Japan) 14. Mongeral AEGON (Brazil) 15. Munich Re (Germany) 16. RSA Insurance Group (United Kingdom) Status: March 2014 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Sanlam (South Africa) Santam (South Africa) SCOR (France) Sompo Japan Insurance ((Japan) p ) Sovereign (New Zealand) Storebrand (Norway) SulAmerica (Brazil) Swiss Re ((Switzerland)) The Co-operators Group (Canada) Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (Japan) Zwitserleven (Netherlands) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Allianz (Germany) AmGeneral Insurance (Malaysia) ASR Nederland (NL) Atlanticlux ((Luxembourg) g) Banco Santander (Spain) Continental Re (Nigeria) Custodian & Allied (Nigeria) g FATUM Schadeverzekering (Suriname) Grupo Segurador Banco do Brasil e MAPFRE (Brazil) HSBC Insurance (UK) Peak Re (China) Porto Seguro (Brazil) Seguradora Lider (Brazil) TAL (Australia) Terra Brasis Resseguros (Brazil) Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 11 Corporate responsibility in business PSI supporting institutions (country of domicile) Founding supporters 1. 2. 3. 4. Brazilian Insurance Confederation (CNseg) (Brazil) Insurance Association of the Caribbean (Barbados) Insurance Council of Australia (Australia) Insurance Council of New Zealand (New Zealand) 5. 6. 7. International Cooperative & Mutual Insurance Federation (United Kingdom) International Insurance Society (United States) South African Insurance Association (South Africa) Supporters after the PSI launch in June 2012 1. Association of Insurers & Reinsurers of Developing Countries (Philippines) 2. Cadre d’Actions et de Recherche pour la Démocratisation de l’Assurance ((Association CAREDAS) (Senegal) 3. Ceres (United States) 4. Dutch Association of Insurers (Netherlands) 5. Environment & Security Initiative (Switzerland) 6. Finance Norway (Norway) 7. Financial Services Council of New Zealand (NZ) 8. Global Organizational Learning & Development Network for Sustainability (Belgium) 9. Insurance Commission of the Philippines (Philippines) 10. Insurance Institute for Asia & the Pacific (Philippines) Status: March 2014 11. Insurance Institute of India (India) 12. Interamerican Federation of Insurance Companies (FIDES) (Peru) p ((United States)) 13. International Finance Corporation 14. Italian Banking, Insurance & Finance Federation (FEBAF) (Italy) 15. Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (Mexico) 16. National Committee on International Cooperation & Sustainable Development (NCDO) (Netherlands) 17. Philippine Insurers & Reinsurers Association (Philippines) 18 Philippine Life Insurance Association (Philippines) 18. 19. University of Cape Town, Centre of Criminology (South Africa) Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 12 Corporate responsibility in business The PSI strategy for 2014-16 Moving from aspiration to transformation Vision Goal 3: PSI operations (governance) Sub-goals 1 Sub-goals 2 Sub-goals 3 Promote o ote tthe e PSI S Initiative t at e and engage stakeholders Develop and implement projects and activities that focus on understanding and managing ESG risks U Understand de sta d a and d de develop e op solutions to address members’ pain points Member exchange programme Cost-efficient delivery Measure easu e a and d report epo t o on the impact of the PSI Initiative on advancing ESG issues and the value created for members Embed a learning culture to foster continuous improvement Projects and activities Annual PSI member exchange g p programme g Measuring the performance of the PSI Initiative PSI me embership grrowth Goal 2: Implementation support (internal) PSI annua al report on p progress Review of macro trends Annual PSI membership survey Annual PSI stakeholder survey Goal 1: Collaborative action (external) PSI annual public disclosure off implementa ation Purpose Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 13 Corporate responsibility in business Timeline of projects and activities (2014–16) 2013 Agree g on p projects j for the PSI Initiative as a whole 2014 2015 2016 Global resilience p project j ((end date TBC)) Develop insurance industry ESG footprint baseline (end date TBC) Agree on projects for individuals PSI members to t k up att th take their i discretion di ti Explore other projects – to be discussed Existing PSI projects, awareness-raising events and engagements with the global insurance industry, government, regulators, UN agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders Develop member exchange programme Pilot exchange programme Roll out annual exchange programme Annual governance activity Membership disclosure Member and stakeholder surveys Membership disclosure Member and stakeholder surveys Membership disclosure Member and stakeholder surveys PSI annual report PSI annual report PSI annual report Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 14 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate responsibility in business Strategy corporate responsibility in business Corporate Responsibility in Business is mainly anchored in Principle V. Responsible approach Our responsible approach creates sustainable value – for our clients, staff, shareholders and society Core Principles Simultaneously it contributes to the Principles I. Core business (e.g. excellence risk management) and II. Cooperation with clients and sales Group level Objectives Focus Areas Entity level Initiatives > Outcome Environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects are anchored in the core business (along the value chain) based on the PSI1 and the PRI2. By this, the risk management is expanded by a further dimension. All employees are knowledgeable and apply ESG integration. ESG aspects are part of our dialogue with the customer and further stakeholders. Sensitive Issues: Identification, prioritisation and handling ESG aspects: Research/development of methods/products/services Reputational Risk: Contribution to RepRisk Management Dialogue: Exchange with customers and ESG consultancy Sensitisation: Raising staff awareness Each business field is responsible to develop and implement specific initiatives and to guarantee outcomes. KPIs/Reporting 1 2 PSI = UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (signed by Munich Re in 2012) PRI = UN Principles for Responsible Investment (signed by Munich Re in 2006) PSI and PRI Reporting (contribution by all business fields) Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 15 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate responsibility in business Corporate responsibility in business @ Munich Re Framework to integrate ESG aspects Corporate responsibility governance ESG – Sensitive business issues Initiatives across business fields and investments Reinsurance Munich Health ERGO MEAG Focus on underwriting process and guidelines, client engagement Focus on primary insurance units and exchange of best practices Focus on sustainable products, sales and underwriting process process, compliance Adherence to PRI (sustainability quota and new reporting format) Sensitisation PSI reporting PRI reporting Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 16 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate responsibility in business Definition of environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects at Munich Re Environment Social Governance Pollution Natural resources and biodiversity Political context and public awareness Labour and working conditions Health, safety and security for the community Displacement of people Cultural heritage Responsible and correct planning and evaluation Compliance Consultation and transparency Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 17 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate responsibility in business Reputational risk committee’s for escalation of controversial single underwriting cases Reputational risk committee (RRC) Mission Working mode Consultation of business segments Reporting of critical issues prior to closing of a deal Analysis and assessment of individual cases giving g clear RRC responds within 48 hours, g guidance Escalation to Board of Management by RRC coordinator in case of non-compliance Examples of requests Investment / Insurance of specific entities / Groups (Re)Insurance of potentially polluting projects (Re)Insurance of projects in specific countries Insurance of clinical trial participants Critical products Reputational risks are monitored and steered within RRCs Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, 15 April 2014 18 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate responsibility in business Corporate responsibility in business at Munich Re selected solutions to societal challenges … some examples Products and services according to business field specialty REINSURANCE MUNICH HEALTH ERGO Climate change Nathan Risk Suite Agro Systems New coverage concepts in the area of renewable energy Public-private partnership Weather-index-based insurance Desert power CO2-free power generation in North Africa Access to insurance Managed care & prevention Pilot product example: specific solutions for special groups such as Down (DKV Integral Sin Barreras) Life insurance Unit-linked life insurance with investment in SRI products Motor insurance 10% premium rebate for environmentally friendly cars Microinsurance Range of insurance products (e.g. property, personal accident, crop) Mobile-phone-based insurance solutions Inclusive business model Fundación Integralia MEAG Sustainability anchored in General Investment Guidelines Investment in renewables and infrastructure Provision of sustainability y funds for third p parties ESG country rating Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 19 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Environmental management Group policy specifies the Munich Re corporate responsibility core principles – for environmental protection Avoiding and reducing emissions We consistently y avoid and reduce emissions wherever possible p (from business travel, energy, water, paper and waste). We establish the highest technical standards wherever economically reasonable. We consider environmental principles while choosing materials, suppliers and service providers. Raising staff awareness We consistently heighten environmental awareness and responsibility of all staff members and motivate them to actively protect the environment Improving performance We monitor and develop our environmental measures with the aim of continuously improving the environmental performance of our business operations Communication with stakeholders We communicate openly and inform our stakeholders about our environmental activities and environmental performance on a regular l b basis. i W We raise i awareness and d share h iinformation f ti on environmental issues where appropriate. Thus we promote a culture of environmental protection. According to ISO 14001. Core principles Group level Group-wide environmental policy Detailed D t il d policies as applicable Entity level Each entity is obliged to implement the Group-wide policy in line with its own situation and conditions Group-wide monitoring and controlling Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 20 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Environmental management Climate neutrality based on environmental management and CO2 emission reductions Our steps to climate neutrality Group environmental management with 30% of sites certified and approx. 80% staff covered Energy efficiency in buildings and IT: e g MRAmerica, e.g. MRAmerica MEAG, MRM 100% energy from renewables: e g Munich and e.g. Milan CO2 neutralization: purchasing CO2 certificates Achieving climate neutrality Munich Re (Munich): climate neutral since 2009 M i hR Munich Re (R (Reinsurance i G Group): ) climate li t neutral t l since i 2012 Munich Re (Group): 10% CO2 reduction and climate neutral by 2015 Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 21 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate citizenship Munich Re makes a visible and measurable contribution to society Munich Re's new mission statement: "Munich Re sees its responsibility as a member of society (Corporate Citizen) in issues closely related to its core business and and, at its locations locations, in the areas of culture and social affairs." Munich Re supports projects whose long-term and sustainable aim is to resolve concrete challenges faced by society. CC mission & guidelines Promotional criteria & areas of focus Instruments Donations,, CC sponsoring, p g, CC memberships, p , foundations, corporate volunteering, privatepublic partnerships In selecting issues, Munich Re considers business-relevant issues (link to core business) and corporate locations and concentrates on only a few, relevant areas of promotional focus. Munich Re strives for partner-like co-operations with charitable institutions. M Munich i h Re R iis iincreasing i itits supportt ffor llarge-scale l projects j t which hi h show a measurable effect in meeting societal challenges and which are regularly evaluated with regard to their effectiveness. Munich Re is interested in involving its own staff members in Corporate Volunteering measures relating to charitable projects. Monitoring (KPIs) DJSI rating, measurability, for example according to the London Benchmark Group Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 22 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship concept of Munich Re: Responsibility for the community Focus: natural catastrophes, science and education, environment, demographic change, health, cultural and social community projects A new concept designed to link our commitment more closely to the challenges h ll ffacing i society i Project-based approach supported by the work of our three corporate f foundations d ti Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 23 Corporate responsibility at Munich Re – Corporate citizenship Overview of Corporate Citizenship (CC) expenses 2012 Munich Re (Group) CC-Spending in 2012: approx. €5,000,000 Science/Education Social Health Culture & Arts Society & Demographic Change Environment Natural Catastrophes Not Classified (35%) (24%) (20%) (7%) (3%) (1%) (9%) (1%) Additional spendings for: Donation in kind Political donations Corporate Vounteering hours Project examples: Disaster prevention – Landslide mitigation in Aizawl, India Partnership with GeoHazards International (2012) Two-year disaster prevention project in northern India Fresh water accessibility – Water Benefit Certificates Private -public partnership (PPP) founded in 2011 to develop an innovative financing mechanism to create Water Benefit Standard Aim: To create sustainable water management in regions with great water shortages Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business, April 2014 24